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16 | STRENGTHENING OCEAN GOVERNANCE
PELAGOS FORUM
A new chapter for the
Pelagos Sanctuary
“More than 100 of us have come here from France,
Italy and the Principality to exchange ideas and
shape the future of the Pelagos Sanctuary”, said
Philippe Mondielli, Scientific Director of the Prince
Albert II of Monaco Foundation, as he opened this
day-long event at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel &
The second Pelagos Forum, supported by Resort on 19 March 2024. Scientists and fishers
the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, gathered alongside representatives from government
agencies, intergovernmental organisations and
brought together over 100 stakeholders Mediterranean conservation groups to write a new
chapter in their collective efforts to protect migratory
involved in protecting the Pelagos species that cross international borders. Although on
Sanctuary for cetaceans and who shared the paper it is the largest marine protected area in the
Mediterranean, the Pelagos Sanctuary is actually a
ambition for the reserve to become a global patchwork of areas with varying levels of protection.
Participants applied their knowledge and expertise
model for marine conservation. to four critical topics identified at last year’s forum:
increasing the sanctuary’s highly protected areas,
improving sustainable fishing practices, reducing
noise pollution and promoting sustainable tourism.
